cheesewright en · NOUN
Etymology
From cheese + wright.
Meanings
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A cheesemaker.
As we have already suggested, the high costs and comparative scarcity of skilled cheesewrights and butter-makers placed a burden of work and supervision upon the farmer and his wife that they were less than ever willing to countenance.
2000, Edward John T. Collins, Joan Thirsk, The Agrarian History of England and Wales, page 475:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheesewrights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |